adj.
Pronunciation: ' va-p ə d, ' v ā -
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin vapidus flat-tasting; akin to Latin vappa flat wine and perhaps to Latin vapor steam
Date: circa 1656
: lacking liveliness, tang, briskness, or force : FLAT , DULL <a gossipy, vapid woman, obsessed by her own elegance ― R. F. Delderfield> <London was not all vapid dissipation ― V. S. Pritchett>
synonyms see INSIPID
– va · pid · ly adverb
– va · pid · ness noun